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History has known this terrifying ale by many names: Darth Humulus, One Pound Johnny, the Green Monster, Cerveza del Diablo, Lord of the Fly Sparge, Harvester of Cones. There's no need for us to gild the lily, so how about some data followed by some facts: one pound of hops (yeah, a pound of hops), 9.2% abv, IBUs in the neighborhood of 120, BU:GU ratio of 1.2:1.

Hopbursting is a technique that contributes a significant percentage of a beer's total bitterness through late additions, which as a byproduct creates a psychedelic amount of hop aroma and flavor. This kit uses enough ingredients to brew at least four session beers.

If you serve this beer to a Michelob Ultra drinker, he or she will cry. If life were a 1950s horror flick, this I2PA would climb out of the fermenter and turn on its master. Your dentist does not want you to brew or drink this beer. Sorry in advance about your tooth enamel.

I bought this one looking for a strong IPA, this was it. The amount of hops was crazy (be prepared to use a strainer). I used a high gravity wyeast which seemed to work out well(ABV 9.7). I really didn't try any until after a month, and it had carbonated just fine. This beer was perfect after being bottled for about 3 months, but beware it was really, really strong. It didn't make me cry, but did put me to bed earlier than usual.

I found The One. 3 months in primary and secondary. 3 weeks in a keg with slow forced carbonation (no sense rushing this one). Calculated at 9.1%abv. When I started home brewing, I went through all sorts of recipes looking for that IPA that I'd always keep around. This is it. I'll brew it again and again...maybe play with some ingredients, but this IS the baseline for the perfect STRONG IPA.

I have been making beer for close to 2 years now, and this is my 4th ipa. First time making this one, and definately will not be my last. I followed the directions to a t, but be warned, you will lose A LOT of wort volume during the boil. The amount of sludge at the bottom of the kettle is astonishing. Most in any beer I have ever done. I did full 6 gallon boil and after straining into primary fermenter, I ended up with only 4.25 gallons of wort.I gave this batch 2 wks in primary and 4 wks in secondary, the last 2 with the Citra. Then 3 wks in bottle. Let me say, this is very balanced beer, not the hop bomb I expected. You taste the sweet malt, and the great variety of hops makes this beer a seriously complex ipa. You get the pine, grapefruit tastes in waves and the malt is prominant as well. The lingering aftertaste is amazing. It is a 9% beast so be warned. More than 2 of these in one sitting is dangerous.I am a huge Dogfish 90 and 120 ipa fan. To me, this is kind of like a marriage of the 2. You get the maltiness of the 120 and the hoppiness of the 90.This is intimidating when you open the box and see 14 oz of hops. But after making a Belgian Quad 1 wk before, I was up for the challenge. Just make sure to strain the wort multiple times. From pot to fermenter, from fermenter to secondary, and secondary to bottling bucket. Despite 14oz + 2 Citra Dry Hop, I have zero sediment in my beer. Although 36 bottles is a lot less than I am used to yielding. Dont hesitate. Purchase and Brew

I have shared this brew with family, friends, and neighbors and everyone concludes this beer is the best. At my recent Oktoberfest everyone said (with 6 different styles flowing) this one is extra special. Keep up the good brewing Northern Brewer!

I mean that as a compliment. The beer is excellent - it's well balanced given the insane quantity of hops and ferments to a whopping 9-11% As such it's not a wise choice for a session beer. (Made that mistake.)The only thing I'd do differently next time is dry hop the beer once it's in secondary - the nose didn't have quite the citrusy / grape-fruity aroma that a good IPA should. (That and I'd stash a few bottles somewhere to see how it aged over a couple of months.)

I reyeasted with t-58 at bottling. Turned out excellent! DELICIOUS BEER! Mmmmmm... beer. Highly recommend this kit. Worth the x-dough. Thanks to folks who posted re: low or no carb. Reyeasting was a great success.Enjoy!

I was excited to brew this recipe but after reading reviews, was worried about cabonation in the bottle. The results turned out to be excellent. Brewed like any other IPA. Made it using a yeast starter. Carbed within 2 weeks of brewing. Bottles lasted about 3 weeks (then they were gone). Very solid yet mild hop flavor! Very surprised!! Will be ordering this again once fall weather hits!! Thanks NB!!

If you are a fan of humulus lupulus you will enjoy this beer.Unlike the Tongue Splitter kit ,this beer has enough malt profile and body to make it a truely awsome IPA.I chose the liquid wyeast option, made a yeast starter as recommended and aged 2 1/2 months in secondary fermenter.I kegged this brew so had no problems with carbonation.This is definately at the top of my favorites list.I am glad that NB offers a kit of this quality.

I'm drinking the year-old version of this, which sadly got infected via racking cane by some bugs from Dawson's Kriek. That, however, was not enough to make this beer undrinkable. Low carbonation, fine bubbles, and a sour tinge on an intense beer indeed. Lots of hop character a year ago, but it's certainly fading now.Bottom Line: Would brew it again.

I'm fairly new to homebrewing (7 batches) but this is easily the best beer I've brewed yet. Super hoppy & sweet with citrus/tropical fruits. Long finish.ABV came out to about 9.5% and it's masked real well. I let it sit in secondary for 8 weeks and it carbed up after 3 weeks in the bottle. I used a yeast starter & didn't have to add any more at bottling. The only thing I would do differently is dry hop the next batch as the aroma is slightly lacking. Highly recommended, I'll definitely brew this again in the future.

Just popped the top on the first bottle from this batch and WOW. It's good. Sweet, malty and hoppy at the same time. High alcohol content. Nice color and head. Sweet on the initial taste, smooth malty feel, hoppy finish without being overly bitter. I'll definitely brew this again soon!

My wife and I have tasted almost a dozen different brews from Northern Brewer, which resulted in numerous moments of joy and satisfaction, as well as the unanimous agreement that the 115th Dream Hopbursted IPA is a clear winner. Its bold hoppy character combined with higher than average alcohol content is so far unmatched! Also, it doesn't take long from start to finish, compared to Belgians, for example.

No problem with carbonation - forced in the keg. Allowed to age for 3 months and this is a wonderful hoppy beer and I agree the strength will knock you down the fruity hop bitterness has enough malt background to carry the load. This beer is so good I made another batch which will be ready in February. Planning for the next, may have to brew three or four times a year. My girlfriend loves this stuff and is demanding more. Is it me or the 115th?

Not sure how this one is going to end up, but tasted it when I took the OG reading and it was fantastic. Measured the OG @ 1.103 and it has been churning away now for 4 days and my cellar smells HEAVENLY! Doubled the yeast for pitching.

strongest beer i ever made and tastiest. i try to drink this one a week after bottling and no CO2, silly me i kept drinking i was down to last 24 and wow bubbles, so just wait the full four weeks of bottle conditioning its so worth it.

This beer is a man's beer! Everything about it is over the top, and in fact, it actually laughs at you after the first sip!The beer turned out great, it's a one or two beer night with this stuff, my batch came out in the neighborhood of 10%. Slightly sweet, very malty, and that hop punch is more like a hop-roundhouse-kick-to-the-face, from Chuck Norris. All my buddies, who happen to be huge IPA fans, absolutely love this beer and want to make their own next time I do a batch. I force carbonated the beer and used the 'beer gun' to bottle and I had zero issues, carbonation is perfect, and it only took a couple days!I will, without a doubt, be doing this recipe again.If you're on the fence, I'll say this: If you like a big, high gravity IPA (think Dogfish head) then you will not be disappointed!

This beer turned out great, but you must be patient. Two weeks, primary, 4 secondary, plus 8 weeks for bottle conditioning. Mine topped out at 10.1 ABV, and I was warned about carbonation problems. I put an extra pack of Safale 05 in the bottling bucket. At 2 weeks no carb, 4 weeks no carb, 6 weeks I got some and it tasted really good. Finally after 8 weeks this beer is just delicious, bold, complex, and easy to drink. Almost too easy! So FYI: bottle conditioning did happen but very slow, balanced out very nicely.

This is a REAL beer. Yikes. Very strong and very hoppy. I wanted to brew a beer as close to too hoppy as possible and mine turned out close. My friends and I love it but I haven't found any ladys that do. Mine carbonated well with corn sugar but I let it sit in the bottles for 4 weeks before trying one. Highly recommended if you like strong beers.

This is one of the best IPA's I've done. One massive hop bomb. I brewed this one over a year ago, but I still have plenty as I drink these on special occasions.This batch came out at around 8%, finished out cloudy, and gets better as it warms to room temp. I would brew this one again.

This is the best IPA reciepe I have made. I doubled the dry hop additions and then added fresh hops on top of that (I can't get enough hops). I cold crashed it for 24 hours and then added geliten and let sit for another 2 days. Once kegged and carbed I wouldn't help myself. This beer was gone in 2 weeks.

This was my first IPA. I usually do stouts and porters. I bottled it and stuck it in the closet and forgot about it for four months! I really forgot! After a couple days in the fridge I opened one up and was blown away! Will definitely be brewing this one again. Malty, bitter, fragrant. What's not to like?

This was the first big alcohol beer I brewed and would definitely use a yeast starter. The flavor is big and the hop character is very sweet citrus. I sampled it with friends with DFH90 and it held its own. If you like big IPAs this is it. You might as well save yourself the trouble and buy 2 kits at once, you know you're going to brew it again.

Three weeks in the primary and the flavor, I must tell you, is already out of this world (yes, of course, I'm drinking from the test jar after checking its gravity). What a special brew - and very strong.

Tried to carbonate in bottles, but didn't take after 2 months. Cleaned out a keg, force carbonated it, and turned out wonderful. Finished around 9.5%. I would agree with others about it being similar to Dogfish 90 minute IPA!!!

I'm pretty happy how this turned out. Cracked open my first bottle of last Thursday. This beer is a face full of hops, but I think it balances out with its malt. I suppose its pretty heavy handed on the back-end. My batch finished out at 8.3% OG: 1.078. I think I may have added a half gallon too much water, but that's my own fault.

My uncle bought this for me, this is the first imperial ipa i ever tasted! Great beer, it was a sad day when it was all gone! Tried copying the kit buying locally and it was just never the same. Just bought another kit so I will making it again! highly recommended!

...if you like hops and want to try something intense. I have made 22 extract batches (used 12 NB kits) and this is my favorite. It's in a world of its own... however, this is a tricky brew. Few recommendations: Use a collander to try and strain out some hops as you transfer to the primary (helps clean the beer up). Make sure you pitch enough yeast and control your temperature. I brewed a pale ale first with Wyeast 1056, then I piched this beer onto that batch's primary yeast cake. I did 10 days in primary, then racked it off the trub. 4 weeks in seconday and I dry hopped with 2 oz cascade for the last 10 days. RE YEAST AT BOTTLING (or it may never carbonate).This beer is something to behold

brewed this monster last night. used a 7 gallon brew kettle, would not recommend anything less. also, do not even think about putting this into primary without straining first. the amount of solids that you will collect in your strainer is unbelievable. shooting for 10 days in primary and 12 weeks in secondary.

we were drinking a cascade mountain ipa.tim, suggested we do a 115th dream hopbursted and dry hop.115th is a great ipa,waves of piney grapefruit between waves of bitter,ending in bitter taste on end.we did full volume boil,put in primary.moved beer to secondary dry hopped last week with two ounces of citra and two ounces cascade,used hop bag using old corny keg, posts bad but good container for dry hopping.cold crashed for five days,racked into keg.cold crashing really drops everthing to bottom,yeast and hop particles.dry hopping gave this beer a good citrus after taste,and 120 ibu has great bitter ipa taste.we have made five kits of cascade mountain,and five 115th dream hopbursted both great.115th dream our favorite if you like hoppy and bitter ipa try this.

Favorite beers-IPAs. Brewed this beer, did not strain for the primary, but left the sludge out when transferring to the secondary. Sampled the beer at 4 weeks in the bottle and it was cloudy (like an unfiltered beer) and bold. Opened bottles at 8-10 weeks and the beer was clear, bold, and strong. Concur with all other reviews on the high alcohol content. Will brew this beer regularly.

I am a big fan of hops so this is my favorite beer. I have brewed it three times and have had no problems. I have had friends who actually hated this beer but they are light beer drinkers so they don't count :)

This is the perfect kit for the home brewer who is adventurous but just has basic equipment. I highly recommend straining before putting in carboy or else you will lose half your beer with the sludge. This is one of the best beers I have ever had and the profile changes over time so hide some at a relative's house that you only see once a year so that you can age them without being tempted!

I brewed this kit on 09/24/2011, racked to secondary 10/16/2011, and it's been conditioning in the carboy since. Today, I will bottle this beast.I will be bottling in Belgian bottles with cork and cage, and giving this to my groomsmen as a gift on my wedding day this coming May. I followed the recipe exactly and ended up with a gravity of 1.089, which attenuated to 1.014 after primary fermentation. I used whirlfloc as well. I added a 1 liter starter of 1056 AND a smackpack of 1056 when I pitched the yeast. For the last week, I have cold crashed it at around 38 degrees, just to help further clean it up. Knowing that the this, as well as the higher abv and extended conditioning could kill the existing yeast, I will re-yeast while bottling today with champagne yeast. The champagne yeast will tolerate a higher abv with ease. I also realize that the extended conditioning might adversely affect the hop freshness, character, etc., but I have cellared DFH 90 and 120 before for over a year and you end up with an excellent treat. So far, this one looks and smells great. Can't wait to taste!!

Overall a great beer but a little too sweet for my liking. I think a big part of that is 1smack pack wasn't enough to finish it off. My batch came in at 8.5% ABV. I think if it finished at 10% as some stated it would have tasted much cleaner. So i'd recommend 2 smack packs or make a starter if i were to do this one again.A few of the reviews compared it to Dogfish Head which i never tried so i tracked some down so i could compare it. I grabbed the 90 and it totally falls right into that category and easily holds it own. If your looking for a BIG IPA this is the one for you.

This review is a long time in the making, I brewed this one now last summer and am only now getting around to reviewing this one.This is a wonderful IPA, and most likely one I'll be leaving in my brewing recipe book. With all the hops that go into this one I was expecting a much bigger hop note when drinking, but it is well balanced with the malt in this one, still, as is stated in the directions and marketing for this one, this beer isn't for the feint of heart or Miller Light drinkers in the world. Only issue I had with this one is it took a LONG time, and I mean a LONG time to carb up in the bottle. I added additional yeast before bottling and it still took close to two months for bottles to come out and not be flat. Next time I brew this one I may try using Prime Dose instead of priming sugar and see if I get any better results. I'm down to just under my last case, and it's going to go fast, even though I only limit this to my close beer drinking friends.

This was a nice kit. Loads of ingredients. Mine finished at 9.2 ABV. Flavor and body is awesome but like the first reviewer I am having problems with under carbonation as well. I would like to know what he used for priming sugar. I used the Coopers carbonation drops.I will someday brew this recipe again using corn sugar to prime with and post results. Wish I had a CO2 system because this brew would be unbeatable with a little more fizz.

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I have always wondered what the proper procedure is for late addition LME. This recipe calls for 6lb of LME and hops to be added with 15min left in the boil. Firstly, do I turn the flame off to add the LME? Doing so would stop the boil. Then, after the LME is added, do I return to a boil before I add the 15min hop addiction or do I just let the timer keep ticking even though I've briefly stopped the boil? I've never fully understood the proper sequence so any info would help.

Thank you for choosing Northern Brewer! You can just stir that DME into the boil at 15 minutes, no need to stop the boil, just keep on chugging away. You can add the hops before adding the DME or after. Either way, the beer will turn out the same. I hope that this helps!

Thank you for choosing Northern Brewer! You can just stir that DME into the boil at 15 minutes, no need to stop the boil, just keep on chugging away. You can add the hops before adding the DME or after. Either way, the beer will turn out the same. I hope that this helps!

I turn off the head when adding the DME to avoid scorching, and just let the timer continue, though a couple of minutes more of boiling won't hurt either. Don't worry, it's only beer, and it will be darn good either way.

BEST ANSWER:not sure what northern brewer uses one clone used.75 oz each of cascade,crystal,golding,and warrior.a different clone used 1 oz each of cascade, crystal, and warrior to make 3 oz.hopburst.i have nb kit in secondary,going to dry hop 2oz cascade,and 2oz citra.i did full volume boil,followed instructions to kit,other than dry hopping

BEST ANSWER:not sure what northern brewer uses one clone used.75 oz each of cascade,crystal,golding,and warrior.a different clone used 1 oz each of cascade, crystal, and warrior to make 3 oz.hopburst.i have nb kit in secondary,going to dry hop 2oz cascade,and 2oz citra.i did full volume boil,followed instructions to kit,other than dry hopping